Ceramic serving dishes and tableware for a modern world of food, entertaining and elegance

Enter the world of Moi Dugan's pottery and treat yourself to a visual and tactile feast. Painter and potter intertwined, the artist embellishes the simplest of functional forms with layers of color, carving and sgraffito to create the fluidity of a wet painting on pottery.
Wheel thrown and slipcast earthenware comprise the canvas for this pottery. Liquid slips colored with stains and oxides are painted onto the clay in its wet form. When the initial painting is complete, a variety of tools are utilized to carve into and accentuate the design. This sgraffito adds a textured layer to each piece thatcreates an enchantment of the senses.

After the pots have thoroughly dried and have been bisque fired, clear and colored glazes are applied. Fired a second time to nearly 2000° f in an oxidized atmosphere, the pieces are slowly cooled. The opening of the kiln reveals the rich colors of the clay, slip and glaze...luscious red tomatoes and chili peppers on pasta bowls, mermaids and divers swim around lidded jars, vividly sculpted cityscapes rise out from under arches of teapot handles and fish smile up from their watery depths.

Visually exciting as decorative and functional pieces of art, these pieces are durable enough to withstand, as well as beg, for everyday use, but also make their place in an elegant, occasional setting.

Moi Dugan 2004